Transportation Engineering Series

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) seeks a proactive, innovative professional with strong technical skills and experience managing complex transportation and infrastructure projects from concept to completion. The ideal candidate excels in communication, embraces teamwork, and brings a solutions-oriented mindset to every challenge. You’ll have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects that improve regional mobility, safety, and sustainability.

Under supervision and direction, prepares, manages, and conducts complex and professional transportation engineering and public works duties in the field and office including for structures, drainage, railway facilities, roadways, highways, bikeways, walkways and intersections; responsible for project management and delivery of capital improvements; construction administration; performs complex transportation engineering analyses, studies, and other related work as is required.

• Principles and practices of effective transportation engineering and public works; contract management, project delivery and project management knowledge or experience preferred.
• Federal, state, and local laws, regulations and policies relating to environmental review, design and construction standards, procurement and contract management.
• Understanding of current standards and policies for design of complete streets, roads and highways, bikeways, sidewalks and trails, and safe crossings.
• Experience or interest in assisting with management and administration of public works construction projects.
• Interrelationships between federal, state, regional, and local agencies involved in or affected by transportation engineering projects and programs.
• Mathematics including algebra, geometry and trigonometry.
• Construction methods, materials, and terminology.
• Nomenclature, symbols and techniques of mapping and surveying.
• Computer systems and programs.
• Contract and technical specification preparation and interpretation.